Young Cricketer Scholarship

The Young Cricketer Scholarship is an exciting new initiative that aims to benefit young Cricketers of Ramsey. The main aim of the programme is to help young players experience a season of Cricket overseas by awarding a Cricket Scholarship grant to assist with the travelling expenses involved – basically, we will pay your airfare! The Scholarship Committee will also assist the recipient in find a club to play for while overseas. Playing Cricket overseas is a fantastic experience that would be a huge benefit to any young Cricketer. To qualify for the RCC Young Cricketer Scholarship, a player must meet the following criteria;·The player must be a playing member of Ramsey Cricket Club at the time of application·The player must be between 18-23 years of age at the time of travel·The player must not have previously played a season of Cricket overseas To be considered for the Young Cricketer Scholarship, players will be asked to complete an application form and then attend a short interview with the Scholarship Committee. This interview process will also provide a valuable experience to young people applying for the Scholarship. The applicants will be judged on the quality of their application, their interview and their previous record at Ramsey Cricket Club. It will not be judged purely on Cricketing talent. Once the Scholarship Committee have decided on a recipient and the grant has been awarded, the recipient will be expected to make the following commitments;·The recipient provides the committee with regular updates of their progress whilst they are away.·The recipient agrees to give a brief speech about their experiences at the following year’s Scholarship fundraising event.·The recipient commits to play for Ramsey two full seasons following their return from their season overseas. Once a player has received a scholarship, they will not considered another award in any subsequent years. If funds allow then we also hope to be able to make smaller donations to players selected for Representative tours such as Huntingdon Cricket 2000. It is hoped that this programme will not only improve the Scholars as Cricketers but also improve them as individuals.